Georges Schwizgebel honoured in France
16.04.2007
At the 16th Animation Film Festival in Auch (south-western France), taking place from April 19 – 22, 2007, Georges Schwizgebel, master of Swiss animation films, will be honoured. All in all, nine of his short creations are going to be shown at this festival, including his latest work “Jeu”. SWISS FILMS supports this retrospective as a partner. Additionally, the Swiss-French co-production „Le génie de la boîte de raviolis” by the Valais director Claude Barras will be presented in the Panorama section of the festival.
Georges Schwizgebel, who is one of the three jury members at the festival, will be presenting his program of the following movies to the audience: “78 Tours”, “Le sujet du tableau”, “La course à l’abîme”, “L’année du daim”, “Zig Zag”, “Fugue”, “La jeune fille et les nuages”, “L’homme sans ombre” and “Jeu”.
On the occasion of the 16th edition of the festival, which is solely dedicated to the (French) animation films industry and which stands under the theme of “Music and Sound”, a platform discussion will take place with Georges Schwizgebel participating, during which the question of “Music and Sound, added value to animation?” will be discussed.
Geneva, April 16, 2007
On the occasion of the 16th edition of the festival, which is solely dedicated to the (French) animation films industry and which stands under the theme of “Music and Sound”, a platform discussion will take place with Georges Schwizgebel participating, during which the question of “Music and Sound, added value to animation?” will be discussed.
Geneva, April 16, 2007